When we have ceased to love the stench of the human animal, either in others or in ourselves, then are we condemned to misery, and clear thinking can begin.

Quote by Cyril Connolly

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The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm...

The secret of success is to be in harmony with existence, to be always calm...

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion,...

We must select the illusion which appeals to our temperament, and embrace it with passion,...

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice; journalism what will...

A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to...

A great writer creates a world of his own and his readers are proud to...

Industrial society seems likely to be entering a period of severe stress, due in part...

Industrial society seems likely to be entering a period of severe stress, due in part...

The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

The dread of lonliness is greater than the fear of bondage, so we get married.

It is the fear of middle-age in the young, of old-age in the middle-aged, which...

It is the fear of middle-age in the young, of old-age in the middle-aged, which...

If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given us to be denied at every turn,...

If our elaborate and dominating bodies are given us to be denied at every turn,...

Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose.

Like water, we are truest to our nature in repose.

There is no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall

There is no more somber enemy of good art than the pram in the hall

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

Youth is a period of missed opportunities.

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

The friendships which last are those wherein each friend respects the other's dignity to the...

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public...

Better to write for yourself and have no public, than to write for the public...

It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or...

It is only in the country that we can get to know a person or...

No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a...

No city should be too large for a man to walk out of in a...

There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover

There is no fury like a woman searching for a new lover

It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what...

It is a mistake to expect good work from expatriates for it is not what...

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

For what is liberty but the unhampered translation of will into act?

As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with an irrational...

As repressed sadists are supposed to become policemen or butchers so those with an irrational...

We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving.

We love but once, for once only are we perfectly equipped for loving.